The design and analysis of a high-speed circular arc gear pump journal bearing

Abstract

A series of problems arise when a gear pump operates at high speed, including instability of the rotor, deformation of the chamber, and wear of the journal bearing. Among all failure modes, journal bearing wear is the most serious. The wear of journal bearings of a circular arc gear pump that operates at high speed is thus presented in this article. A journal bearing that offsets the unbalanced radial force is designed by analysis of the fluid and determination of eccentricity of the gear shaft. Experiments show that the wear of the new journal bearing is effectively reduced.